Nurul Izzah Disagrees With Late-Night Raid On Najib’s House -No Need To Humiliate Or Transgress Their Rights As Such

Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has criticised the police for carrying out late-night raids at the private residence of former prime minister Najib Razak.

“As former victims of early dawn police raids, I must stress my disagreement in ransacking any home at such an ungodly hour.

“Charge, investigate, prudently. The principles of justice and wisdom always apply,” the eldest daughter of Anwar Ibrahim said on Twitter today.

Police have been searching five places linked to Najib: the family home at Jalan Langgak Duta, the prime minister’s office, the official residence and two places linked to Najib’s family in a luxury Kuala Lumpur condominium.

The search at the family home was ongoing as of 10am today. Police first began searching after Najib returned home from prayers at a mosque yesterday to mark the first day of Ramadan.

Last night, they took away personal belongings from the house, including handbags, believed to be part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering.

However, Najib’s lawyer, Harpal Singh Grewal, said nothing incriminating had been found.

Nurul Izzah’s Pakatan Harapan colleague, Khalid Samad, shared similar sentiments, saying he too had been a victim of such treatment.

“Need to investigate but no need to humiliate or transgress their rights as such. No reason to investigate until 4am. I was once taken at 2.30am,” the Shah Alam MP tweeted.

Khalid, who is Amanah’s communications director, was detained at his house in 2015 to assist investigations into the #KitaLawan gathering in Kuala Lumpur.

Police conducted searches through the night and into the morning at five places linked to Najib, including the family home where he stays.

“I suppose the police have enough reasons to raid,” Mahathir told reporters, adding that he did not have any further details.

A multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, which was founded by Najib, is being investigated by police in at least six countries, including the US. Najib denies any wrongdoing.

Raid on Najib’s home linked to 1MDB probe, say police

Police searches at places linked to former prime minister Najib Razak are related to an investigation into state fund 1MDB, a senior police official told Reuters.

Amar Singh, the director of police commercial crime investigations, told Reuters that searches are being carried out at several locations, including the prime minister’s office and residences linked to Najib.

“Yes, definitely,” Singh said when asked whether the searches were related to investigations into the 1MDB scandal.

“We are in the midst of collecting information, we will have more details once we have completed our search,” he said declining to elaborate further.

A multibillion-dollar scandal at 1MDB, which was founded by Najib, is being investigated in at least six countries, including the US. Najib denies any wrongdoing.

One of Najib’s children allowed into Taman Duta homeOne of Najib’s children allowed into Taman Duta home

One of Najib Razak’s children has been allowed to enter his house on Jalan Langgak Duta.